Method and system for processing financial transactions

a financial transaction and system technology, applied in the field of financial transaction processing methods and systems, can solve the problems of not performing data mining in real-time and not performing all mpps, and achieve the effects of preventing possible fraudulent purchases, increasing the risk of fraud on-line transactions, and reducing the risk of fraud

US20060020542A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-26PLEJ
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Patent Type
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Publication Date
2006-01-26
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Abstract

A method and system for processing financial transactions by receiving a payment transaction as an Issuing Payment Processor, converting the payment into one or more derivative transactions based on a defined rules set, and then sending, as a Merchant Payment Processor, the resulting derivative transaction or transactions to another Issuing Payment Processor, resulting in real-time settlement, faster and less costly implementation of discount, gift, and loyalty programs, and enhanced member credit card security and privacy.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Financial credit transactions are typically performed electronically using a Standard Payment Network (SPN) such as the VISA or MASTERCARD financial data network to enable credit cardholders to conveniently purchase goods and services without the need to directly handle money. As a substitute for cash, creditors or banks issue credit cards to cardholders which are presented to merchants during the purchase of goods or services. Each credit card contains a unique credit card number, also known as the Payment System Identifier (PSID), that is bound to the credit account of each cardholder. In the VISA financial network, the PSID is 16 digits in length as shown by the exemplary format “5123 5555 5555 1234.” The first four digits, e.g., 5123, comprise the Bank Identification Number (BIN) which identifies the cardholder's credit source and enables the SPN to electronically route associated payment transactions to the cardholder's credit source.

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[0060] A description of preferred embodiments of the invention follows.

[0061] In one embodiment, the FIG. 2 financial transaction network includes network elements that are defined and function equivalently to the essential elements discussed in existing FIG. 1 network such as credit card 12, credit card issuing credit source 16, merchant 14, MPP 18 and associated access point 22, IPP 26 and associated access point 24, and merchant account 192. To provide enhanced financial transaction capabilities, intermediate server 34, associated access point 30, sponsor 32, and member identity token 36 are included in the financial transaction network of FIG. 2. An important aspect of the present invention is that the additional elements do not impact payment transactions that rely on the existing FIG. 1 financial transaction network architecture contained within the FIG. 2 financial transaction network architecture.

[0062] The FIG. 2 financial transaction network enables the purchase of goods...